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F. G. PENNELL.

. HOP TRBLLIS. No. 261.755.

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UNITED STATES PATENT -OFFICE.

FRANK Gr. PENNELL, OF HONEOYE, NEW YORK.

HOP-TRELLIS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Application filed May 29,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK G. PENNELL, a citizen of the United States,resident of Honeoye, in the county of Ontario and State of New York,have invented a new and valuable Improvementin Hop-Trellises; and I dohereby declare thatthe following is a full, clear, and exact descriptionof the construction and operation of the same, reference being had tothe annexed drawings, making a part of this specification, and to theletters and figures of reference marked thereon.

Figure 1 of the drawings is a representation of a side view of mydevice. Fig. 2 is a top or plan view of the same.

This invention has relation to hop-trellises; and it consists in theconstruction and novel arrangement of parts, as will be hereinafterfully described, and particularly pointed out" in the claim.

In the accompanying drawings, the letters a a indicate upright stakesarranged in parallel rows, and constituting sets of four. From the fourstakes composing a set extend upward obliquely, and to or toward a pointover the center of the space between the stakes of the set, the inclinedbars or supporters b b, the upper and inner ends of which are connected.In this construction it is designed to cover the hop field with atrellisnvork consisting mainly of these stakes and inclined supportersconnected in sets of fours, each set consisting of stakes and inclinedsupporters connected to said stakesand to each other. Except at theouter edges or. boundaries of the trellis, each stake will support fourinclined supporters, each belonging to a difi'erent set and inclinedtoward the center thereof. The stakes and supportersmay be arranged insets of three orsix, if desired; but the arrangement above describedwill answer every purpose.

The stakes on are designed to be reversible, and the inclined risingsupporters b are connected to these stakes by means of wires, loops, andrings, or other common fastenin gs, each stake supporting foursupporters inclined in diifereut directions, asindicated in thedrawlngs.

Patent No. 261,755, dated July 25, 1882,

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The stakes a may be made of metal, and in that case should be providedwith eyes 0, to which the ends of the inclined supporters may beconnected. metal stake should be made in spiral form, in order that thehop may readily become engaged therewith when thrown against the stake.V

The supporters b may be constructed of wire, several strands twistedtogether being preferred. These wire supporters may be connecteddirectly to each other at their upper ends; or rings emay be used toconnect them. When the top rings, 0, are employed they serve to provideopenings through which light and air penetrate into the interior partsof the vines on the trellis-work.

Usually it will be found convenient to use wood in the construction ofthe reversible stakes and inclined supporters, and the latter can beconnected to the stakes and to the rings 6, or to each other, in amanner similar to that above indicated with reference to the metalstakes and supporters.

Every two years the stakes should be reversed in' order to prevent theends in the ground from becoming injured by long-continued exposure todampness.

When wire supporters b are employed they should be provided with shorttransverse branches or arms 9, whereby the vines can obtain purchase inclimbing.

Having described this invention, what I claim, and desire to secure byLetters Patent, 1s-

In a hop-trellis, the reversible stakes 0, 0bliquely rising supportersI), connected by their lower ends thereto, and the rings 0, connectingthe upper ends of each set of supporters, substantially as specified.

In testimony that I claim the above I have hereunto subscribed my namein the presence of two witnesses.

FRANK G. PENNELL.

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